Deputies arrest man for threats, abuse

STOCKTON - David Charles Cortopassi, the son of a prominent Stockton philanthropist, was jailed on $1 million bail after sheriff's deputies said he made criminal threats and caused a "volatile disturbance" at his father's home.

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Posted Oct. 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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Posted Oct. 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - David Charles Cortopassi, the son of a prominent Stockton philanthropist, was jailed on $1 million bail after sheriff's deputies said he made criminal threats and caused a "volatile disturbance" at his father's home.

At 8:23 a.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to the 11200 block of North Alpine Road on a report that David Cortopassi was causing a scene.

Cortopassi was extremely irate with security personnel at the residence for keeping him away from his 76-year-old father, who was in fear for his safety, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

Cortopassi, 48, is the son of Dino Cortopassi.

Employees of Talon Security Services told deputies that David Cortopassi threatened numerous times to shoot the security guards Tuesday if they did not allow him inside.

The guards took the threats seriously based on the man's history and accounts from his father, a Sheriff's Office report says. Security guards also were concerned about his erratic and bizarre behavior, officials said.

The Sheriff's Office said no direct threat was made against David Cortopassi's father, whom they did not name in their report.

"However, he greatly feared for his safety, which led him to justify placing 24 hour security to protect his life and property," the report says.

David Cortopassi resisted arrest when deputies tried to apprehend him, according to the sheriff's report. "He was acting very erratic and volatile," it says.

Cortopassi was booked into the County Jail on suspicion of a felony of making criminal threats and two misdemeanor violations of elder abuse and resisting a peace officer.

He is being held in lieu of $1 million bail and is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday in Stockton.